Washington Parish Coalition on Human Services held its June meeting
Published 5:30 am Thursday, June 29, 2023
- Rusty Fornea, Executive Director, and Paula Charles, WPCHS President, recognizes members of the Nurse Family Partnership for presenting at the June meeting. Pictured from left are Fornea, Charles, Jennifer O’Quinn, Wendy Castillo, Jamie Kohlman, Kristin Wheat and Annette Cavalier.
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Washington Parish Coalition on Human Services (WPCHS) held its June meeting at the ADAPT Office. The guest speaker was Wendy Castillo, RN with Nurse Family Partnership (NFP). NFP is a program that partners a registered nurse with a first-time mom to provide health education, support, and resources. First time mothers must be less than 28 weeks pregnant and be a WIC or Medicaid recipient. The RN works with the mother until the baby turns two years of age. Anyone can refer a first-time pregnant mom by contacting the office at 985-871-0210 or Wendy’s cell, 504-451-9447.
Attendees of the June meeting included: In-person: Rusty Fornea, Rhonda Gunnell, Shawn Singletary, Joey Peterson, Ruben Watts, Becky Stogner, Ginger Champagne, Stacy Hartzog, Maddie Champagne, Bobbie Kimbrell, Wendy Castillo, Emma Ross, Glory Davis, Paula Charles, Lauren Franklin, Krystal Winkler, Jennifer ‘O Quinn, Jamie Kohlman, Kristen Wheat, Annette Cavalier, Angela Houlemard, and Gloria Kates.
Via Zoom: Theresa Pham, Cynthia Walls, Mecole Thompson, Mignon Barnes, MSgt. Amy Thomas, Taffy Morrison, Tiffany Whitley, Melinda White, Sara St. Pierre, and Kasey Lotz.
The next scheduled meeting for WPCHS will be on July 25 at 9:30 a.m. at the ADAPT Office, 216 Memphis Street, Bogalusa. Meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Rusty Fornea at 985-735-0160.